The Asian Cup quarterfinals started on Tuesday (6) with Jordan challenging South Korea. The two Group E rivals meet again in the last four. Before the match, South Korea's head coach Kieran Swann called on his players to prepare for extra time and 12-yard shots, while Taekwondo midfielder Hwang In-beom described it as an honor to be able to play under pressure.
As the Asian Cup reaches the quarterfinals, both teams have attracted a large number of media to their pre-match training session, which lasted for more than half an hour in the case of South Korea. South Korea's head coach Kieran Swann described his team's morale as high and said he was looking forward to the quarter-final match: "We are already rivals with Jordan in the group stage, and meeting again in the quarter-finals proves that the strength of our group is very good, and South Korea has already reached this stage, and we hope to reach the final.
South Korea entered the knockout stage with a series of tough matches, facing Saudi Arabia in the round of 16 and Australia in the round of 8, both of which lasted 120 minutes. Experienced coach Kierenshwaran called on his players to be prepared for any situation: "I want the team to relax and get rid of the unimportant distractions, the players in this team have a lot of experience and are full of fighting spirit. If we have to fight for 120 minutes or even shoot each other from 12 yards, we will be ready for that and I hope the players will fight to the end.
